When I first heard about a friend having this problem I didn’t think much about it. Then I started having problems as well.

Windows Search Index / SearchIndexer.exe is a Windows service that indexes files allowing for a faster search. Some argue that it slows down your computer because it requires additional space and resources, and some benchmarks have shown that it might be so on low end computers.

My problem is that whenever I wanted to search for applications, windows 8 does not display anything up until the moment I completed typing the name of the app that I am searching. Like Skype. Before, typing sk to search Skype did work. But now I have to type Skype completely in the search bar to find it. What to do? I tried the fix 1 and 2 and it still did not work. Someone who can help me with this?

I follow fix 1 & 2.
Search is running from start icon
search is running in Windows Explorer
search is running in outlook
search is not running for personnal files on HD from mouse/ top right !!
regards